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The Bruins-Leafs has brought out some brutality and bad taste in the respective fandoms. After Game 2 in Boston, a fan wearing a Leafs' jersey was sucker-punched and knocked unconscious by a Bruins fan at the Garden. And before Game 3 here, a Leaf fan was pictured with a sign that said “Toronto Stronger,” a tweak at the slogan “Boston Strong” that was adopted by the city in the wake of the marathon bombings.

“The playoffs brings a lot of passion to the fans and rightfully so,” said Bruins coach Claude Julien. “But there was an incident in Boston that unfortunately happened to a Leaf fan and (Monday) night's sign I guess to me is something that has nothing to do with hockey. Boston Strong is about something that struck our city, not our team and maybe it's a little sensitive for the Boston people. So those kind of things happen in the playoffs. Sometimes the best and the worst comes out in the passion of our game.”